Ducklett 35/108 · Dark Explorers

Ducklett is Pokédex #580, generation 5 (Unova). Ducklett is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Swanna, Swanna (#581) under evolves to.

Ducklett sits at 35/108 in Dark Explorers, position 35 of 111. Before it is 34 Vanillish, and after it is 36 Swanna. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Water Pulse lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "These bird Pokémon are excellent divers. They swim around in the water eating their favorite food—peat moss."

Ducklett (#580) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ducklett BW17/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Ducklett list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads sui. I count 194 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Dark Explorers set binder is where a full Dark Explorers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ducklett can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.